Hayward, K. M J. (2006). A geological link between the Facilis monument at Colchester and first-century army tombstones from the Rhineland frontier. Britannia 37. Vol 37, pp. 359-363.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
A geological link between the Facilis monument at Colchester and first-century army tombstones from the Rhineland frontier | ||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Britannia 37 | ||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Britannia | ||
Volume Volume number and part |
37 | ||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
359 - 363 | ||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
For the first time petrological and geochemical analysis of the Marcus Favonius Facilis legionary tombstone at Colchester (RIB 200) was undertaken to determine its geological source. The results show the material to be identical with samples obtained from the Middle Jurassic quarries at Norroy-les-Pont-à -Mousson of eastern France. Rather than quarrying what became the more accessible native freestone outcrop between Humberside and Dorset, stone-masons based at Claudian Colchester were instead relying upon established continental materials from the Rhineland provinces. In this short article, petrological analysis has also been used to establish a geological link between this tombstone and the material used for funerary monuments at the pre-invasionary legionary base of Facilis (and of legio XX) at Neuss. | ||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2006 | ||
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BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
08 Dec 2006 |
